Beecher High School - Clipper Yearbook (Flint, MI)

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themselves quite a business in showing sightseers about Flint. To their surprise Phyllis Fox appeared and entered into their conversation with more news of their old classmates. Phyllis is now co-owner and manager of Walgreen's. Her friend, Norma Dupuis, is happily married and living next door to Dorothy Pearce. Dorothy runs a nursery school for Norma's children. Dorothy told Phyllis that she had heard from one of their friends who had heard that Shirley Hedger and Doris Kobbe had purchased a hotel on Mackinac Island. The girls went there on their Senior trip and decided it was the place for them. During the conversation, Phyllis mentioned that she had visited Ralph and Rudy Downing's photograph department in Sears. Raymond Merrill is one of their most efficient photographers. From Ralph she learned of john Pinchock's famous detective agency. On his last case, he discovered that the mysterious singer of cowboy ballads was none other than Clarence Smith. Leaving Phyllis, the girls were picked up by Wiiuifred Labian, a renowned traveler. Winnie had her Cadillac convertible running nicely so the girls hopped in and started off right through a red light. A cop just happened to be very friendly and pulled the girls over to the curb. To their surprise who did it turn out to be but Dean Worgess! Diz was up to his old tricks of giving out orders instead of taking them. Before issuing the ticket, Diz told the girls of Bernard Deloney, who had taken over his father's businessg Don Dice's marriage to a former Beecher girlg Dick Middleditch's hotel located just opposite Beecher school on what was once a vacant lotg Allyn Thomp- son's fame as a poetg and joe Pozzi's farm on the Clio road. He also made mention of hearing Dick McDermitt's band over the radio, but considered it as a little out of date as all they played were numbers which were published in 748. Receiving the ticket, they drove off thinking what a pal Worgess wasg but they had little time to think of Diz for on the street corner who should appear but janet Blue! Stopping the car they discovered that she was heading in their direction, so they asked her to get in. Janet told of her successful piano teaching career, and while in New York she had accompanied Cathryn Davidek in her Metropolitan Opera concert. Also we found that Delores Craig is now the head comptometer operator of the Buick offices. Other tidbits gathered from jane were: Lorraine Chapman's success as a teacher of mathematicsg Opal Edwards' important job at Smith-Bridgman'sg Alice Burton's owning The New Look Shoppeg Ida Mae Busclfs valuable job at the Citizens Bank fshe doesn't handle money, just figuresjg Ruth Williaiins' bookkeeping job with Searsg Mary jean Horton's beauty school for young men with a very efficient assistant in the person of none other than Evelyn Popovitsg Barbara Lewis, manager of a bookkeeping firm for unfortunate bookkeepersg Harold March's position as a mechanic at SummerHeld'sg Ann Ouimette's happy marriageg Calvin Taylor owning his own newspaper stand: Ronald Reischauer's publishing a new school dictionary Che didn't think the old one contained enough wordsj g jerry Trovillion's new drugstore in the North Endg and Lois Finkbeiner's car lot of Mercury convertibles in all colors and sizes, with Ruth O'Toole as her head chauffeur. Glenna France has opened her second Frenchie's Restaurant, Betty Luck is man- ager of the North End Roller Rink, Moe Fox has become a dancing instructor at Arthur Murray'sg Roy Grace has decided to become a basketball referee Che got the idea while watching a Beecher-Kc-arsley gamej.

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Senior Class Prophecy Dame Fortune certainly gave Fate the old run around when she decided to reunite two gossipy old school chums in the persons of Harriet Gunther and Olive Mae Thick in Walgreen's drugstore in the year 1958. The chatter was incessant, but for a little in- formation on the progress of the students of the Class of 1948 let's listen in and hear the results! Harriet, by edging a word in occasionally, told Olive Mae of her visit to a Paramount set, and of watching a screen test of Alice Trovillion with Frank Dvorak as her leading man. The young actors are to star in The Yearling Returns, and it looks as if it will be a big hit. On the trip home Harriet met Barbara Poma, who is a very efficient airline hostess on the Pacific Air Lines. Babs had spoken of the nuptials of Alda Lozelle, Marion and Joanne Kleiser. The girls were married shortly after graduation. Laura March's position as stenographer to the president was a surprise to all. Dora Sims, on her last trip west, had told Babs of her success in the business world. Dora is a New York advertising artist and had aided, through advertising, two of our former students, Jack Fisher and john Temple, in the development of an All-American football team starring George Pinchock and Duane Eisinger. It is said that Melvin Franklin and Wesley Princing are also stars of leading baseball teams. George Pinchock spoke to Dora of Delores Hamilton's success as the dean of a famous school of dramatics. Duane spoke of hearing from a friend that Donna jean Habermehl is owner of a very exclusive women's shop in Detroit, Noel Hissong is now head manager of Smith-Bridgman's department store and Delores Pillow is happily married to a former Beecher student. Stopping at Hotel Stradler, Harriet was greeted by Doris Wright, who is head of the employment department. Doris showed her the evening paper which ran an article on her brother, Dave, as being the world's tallest bellhop. She also spoke of Robert Montney and Bill Stuck's jobs as Detroit's leading undertakers. It seems the boys are doing a lively business. Dick Longendyke is their assistant manager, but considers it a rather stiff job. At this Olive Mae cut in with information on the careers of their closest friends, Doris Kakosl-ca and Maxine Vincent. The girls have written a history fthey got the idea from writing the histories for their senior Clipperj and it is now being used by Mr. Towns in his classrooms. In returning from Europe, Olive Mae spoke of the fame Melvin Ramage and George Pantelich had won with their book, Bumming Through Europe and America on Five Cents. In this book they made mention of Ronald Shirkey and Howard Gysin's service station on Highway 99 leading to Mexico City. The boys have quite a business and they are enjoying that all year-round heat. Arden O'Neil informed her that his wood- carving shop was getting him quite a sum. Robert Wood is one of Arden's most valuable salesmen. It seems the women like Bob's line of advertising. Olive Mae met Urtis Langley and Charles Gage in Paris. The boys are with the U. S. Marines. On the boat returning she met Bill Madaras and Tom O'Brien with Tom's cousin, Cathryn. Bill and Tom were just returning from London where they had completed an engineering contract. Kitty visited friends in Scotland and appeared very pleased with her trip. Harriet told Olive Mae of seeing Audrey Thompson and janet McMullen riding about town in a brand-new Cadillac convertible. They have built

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By the time the girls had gathered all the news they had reached their destination, and where should it be but back at old Beecher High! Finding a place to park, they entered the building and'headed for their former sponsors' rooms. In the hall, they were greeted by none other than Mr. Towns, looking a little older and walking a little slower, but still smiling as he always did in the past. Everyone babbled with news but stopped to listen when Mr. Towns told them that Miss Quigley had left the teaching staff and was living in quiet bliss at the home of a friend. She is writing a book on her memories of Beecher High School. , So it has come to pass that the antics of old Dame Fortune have revealed to us the success that has crowned the efforts of our studious Seniors since the well-remembered year of 1948.